Thanks. I learned a lot. Saving for future reference. Being an occasional scissor sharpener, I found it reassuring to practice on cheap ones until more confidence was established. And Gingher scissors are very nice cloth scissors. I have a pair, but I am too cautious to try and sharpen them without a lot of experience first.
Extremely high quality professional handmade tailor scissors require specialized sharpening too since the blades are curved and bent and spiraled in very subtile ways that cases the contact point to shift along the blade rippling down it as you close them.... However its easy to sharpen mass produced scissors for the most part since they are often just two sharp bits of straight metal held together tightly.
I've done a few big old upholsterer's and tailor's scissors before. Haven't noticed a twist or bend yet but I'll keep an eye out. I expect I'll notice it. I don't touch hair dressing scissors because doing those wrong will physically hurt people. I also don't do animal clippers because I don't want to hurt any animals either. I'll do general dressmaking/tailoring scissors and kitchen scissors though.
@@randomfpv22 The best part is that I can make it grow just by doing what I love doing now. At first I thought "how many knife sharpening videos do people want to see?" but then I reminded myself that I watch all the videos that I've watched all Wristwatch Revival videos and am yet to get sick of them. I just hope I keep a level head and just keep delivering what you guys enjoy watching. I'm tempted to expand a little away from knife sharpening because there's more to me than just knife sharpening (wealth philosophy, motivation, headlight restoration, politics...etc), but it wouldn't fit the channel's name and I really want to protect this growing asset. Pollution killed my last channel if you remember.
thank you for the informative video. I never use the 250 wheel any more for knife sharpening, either the diamond or the Japanese whetstone to get super sharp blades (filet knives and butchering knives), wouldn't these work well if cutting mostly paper, I understand if for fabric nice to have teeth for grip?
@@olrassler I only ever use the SG wheel. The SJ is mostly useless and a waste of time and the diamond wheels are too fragile and too much of a fuss for a commercial operation in my opinion. The water conditioner would be too much of a hassle, would need to be changed too often and for me would cut into my profits too much. The scissors come out great. No complaints yet.
Good tips here mate. Ive had one for about a year now and I sharpen scissors for the Wifes local craft group. Probably done about 50 or so by now. Texta method is the best. Also I draw the scissor edges down a piece of pine endgrain to reduce the burr before I close them. Forget where i saw that on the interwebs but it works a treat. Sometimes just closing them seemed to be a bit too rough and they wouldn't cut properly. The wood trick hasn't failed me yet.
Yeah, as you know I'm normally a "burrs are satan's work" kind of guy but in this case I'm a fan of leaving them for dress makers because they're handy when cutting material, especially slippery material like satin. The burr has a role to play when cutting material. I've watched a lot of scissor sharpening videos (I really should get a proper life) and the general consensus is not to make a big deal about removing the burr and to close the blades against each other with a bit of blade pressure is fine for removing the very jagged parts of the burr and preferred with material cutting. When I first started (nervously) sharpening scissors I used to remove the entire burr like on a knife but I got a complaint once that they were pushing the material away. Then I came across a few videos that taught me that the burr has a role to play. Since then I've only done this blade pushing thing and reports coming back are that the scissors work perfectly and better than new. Might be the burr, might be my toothy edge but the way I show in this video seems to work for my most recent clients. Could be wrong though.
Hmm, I would not think that just snipping the scissors together would do a good enough job of removing the burr, but I guess you have to be really careful with the inside flat of the scissors so they still rub against each other. So, the question I have is about Ginger scissors. My ex was a quilter, and she said they were the best ones out there. Are they sharpened the same way you do these? Also, how about the hair dresser scissors? Are they just done on a finer stone? Or is there a lot more to that?
The reason why you just snip off the burr is to keep some of it because it helps to grip the material. I've never heard of ginger scissors, sorry. Hair dressing scissors are very specialised. You have to really understand scissors to attempt those and as stated in the video, there's a special machine for those which is far more accurate (and expensive). I don't touch hair scissors or dog clippers.
I sharpen couple of hair scissors ,you can but they must have bevel like in this video...also I finish them on japan whetstone and I menage to cut a whet papir towel with them ....these are very tricky to sharpen
Baz. This could gave been a more comprehensive video had you shown the angle set-up. Once the height of the backplate is established to the grinding stone, the universal support is tightened down and left alone. The sharpening angle is then determined through adjustments to the BACKPLATE using either the angle master guide, plus allowance for the jig angle 10°-12° or the marker method trial. I believe this to be a very important point that was not portrayed in your excellent video. Angle set-up is key to the sharpening process. Maybe a follow-up "short video" would be worthwhile for your viewers? 🍻
Sorry Baz if you did then it was not that clear. Several times you mentioned that the correct angle had already been established before beginning to sharpen.The actual angle set-up process would have been appreciated, especially by new viewers. Another observation. Seems the larger scissor arm is drawn straight across the stone from heel to tip. Wheress on the smaller arm, the heel is slightly raised as the tip progresses across the stone. Is this due to inherent curvature of the blade? Wondering.
@@chrisb.4496 not always possible. Once you start fucking around with scissor screws you better have spares standing by. Most scissors I get have locked and frozen screws. Luckily the Tormek scissor jig doesn't require scissors to be dismantled before sharpening. What do you use? Do you get many old scissors cross your bench? Are you a Tormek user?
Thanks. I learned a lot. Saving for future reference. Being an occasional scissor sharpener, I found it reassuring to practice on cheap ones until more confidence was established. And Gingher scissors are very nice cloth scissors. I have a pair, but I am too cautious to try and sharpen them without a lot of experience first.
@@plakor6133 get a small diamond file and try drawing it gently across the edge until you feel a small burr. That's safe and effective.
Extremely high quality professional handmade tailor scissors require specialized sharpening too since the blades are curved and bent and spiraled in very subtile ways that cases the contact point to shift along the blade rippling down it as you close them.... However its easy to sharpen mass produced scissors for the most part since they are often just two sharp bits of straight metal held together tightly.
I've done a few big old upholsterer's and tailor's scissors before. Haven't noticed a twist or bend yet but I'll keep an eye out. I expect I'll notice it. I don't touch hair dressing scissors because doing those wrong will physically hurt people. I also don't do animal clippers because I don't want to hurt any animals either. I'll do general dressmaking/tailoring scissors and kitchen scissors though.
50k!!!! Congrats baz!!
TH-cam seems to have two speeds. Snail's pace and supersonic.
@@iSharpen 400 new subs just today! That’s incredible!
@@randomfpv22 I remember the tough slog to get my first 400 subs. To have them all join in one day blows my mind.
@@iSharpen it’s completely wonderful to see it happen!
@@randomfpv22 The best part is that I can make it grow just by doing what I love doing now. At first I thought "how many knife sharpening videos do people want to see?" but then I reminded myself that I watch all the videos that I've watched all Wristwatch Revival videos and am yet to get sick of them. I just hope I keep a level head and just keep delivering what you guys enjoy watching.
I'm tempted to expand a little away from knife sharpening because there's more to me than just knife sharpening (wealth philosophy, motivation, headlight restoration, politics...etc), but it wouldn't fit the channel's name and I really want to protect this growing asset. Pollution killed my last channel if you remember.
Thanks for the great demonstration!
@@chefbrett4022 😉👍
thank you for the informative video. I never use the 250 wheel any more for knife sharpening, either the diamond or the Japanese whetstone to get super sharp blades (filet knives and butchering knives), wouldn't these work well if cutting mostly paper, I understand if for fabric nice to have teeth for grip?
@@olrassler I only ever use the SG wheel. The SJ is mostly useless and a waste of time and the diamond wheels are too fragile and too much of a fuss for a commercial operation in my opinion. The water conditioner would be too much of a hassle, would need to be changed too often and for me would cut into my profits too much.
The scissors come out great. No complaints yet.
Good tips here mate. Ive had one for about a year now and I sharpen scissors for the Wifes local craft group. Probably done about 50 or so by now. Texta method is the best. Also I draw the scissor edges down a piece of pine endgrain to reduce the burr before I close them. Forget where i saw that on the interwebs but it works a treat. Sometimes just closing them seemed to be a bit too rough and they wouldn't cut properly. The wood trick hasn't failed me yet.
Yeah, as you know I'm normally a "burrs are satan's work" kind of guy but in this case I'm a fan of leaving them for dress makers because they're handy when cutting material, especially slippery material like satin.
The burr has a role to play when cutting material. I've watched a lot of scissor sharpening videos (I really should get a proper life) and the general consensus is not to make a big deal about removing the burr and to close the blades against each other with a bit of blade pressure is fine for removing the very jagged parts of the burr and preferred with material cutting.
When I first started (nervously) sharpening scissors I used to remove the entire burr like on a knife but I got a complaint once that they were pushing the material away. Then I came across a few videos that taught me that the burr has a role to play. Since then I've only done this blade pushing thing and reports coming back are that the scissors work perfectly and better than new. Might be the burr, might be my toothy edge but the way I show in this video seems to work for my most recent clients.
Could be wrong though.
Very nice. I shall probably invest in that jig as well then.
It'll take a bit of practice but you can make some decent pocket money once you get the hang of it.
Hmm, I would not think that just snipping the scissors together would do a good enough job of removing the burr, but I guess you have to be really careful with the inside flat of the scissors so they still rub against each other. So, the question I have is about Ginger scissors. My ex was a quilter, and she said they were the best ones out there. Are they sharpened the same way you do these? Also, how about the hair dresser scissors? Are they just done on a finer stone? Or is there a lot more to that?
The reason why you just snip off the burr is to keep some of it because it helps to grip the material.
I've never heard of ginger scissors, sorry.
Hair dressing scissors are very specialised. You have to really understand scissors to attempt those and as stated in the video, there's a special machine for those which is far more accurate (and expensive). I don't touch hair scissors or dog clippers.
I sharpen couple of hair scissors ,you can but they must have bevel like in this video...also I finish them on japan whetstone and I menage to cut a whet papir towel with them ....these are very tricky to sharpen
@@acakakarot Yeah they're also expensive and I won't go near them. Too much chance of ruining them.
One of these days, that spinning knife block is going to turn into a horizontal knife dispenser
lol
Baz. This could gave been a more comprehensive video had you shown the angle set-up. Once the height of the backplate is established to the grinding stone, the universal support is tightened down and left alone. The sharpening angle is then determined through adjustments to the BACKPLATE using either the angle master guide, plus allowance for the jig angle 10°-12° or the marker method trial. I believe this to be a very important point that was not portrayed in your excellent video. Angle set-up is key to the sharpening process. Maybe a follow-up "short video" would be worthwhile for your viewers? 🍻
I covered all that didn't I? Which part was unclear?
Sorry Baz if you did then it was not that clear. Several times you mentioned that the correct angle had already been established before beginning to sharpen.The actual angle set-up process would have been appreciated, especially by new viewers.
Another observation. Seems the larger scissor arm is drawn straight across the stone from heel to tip. Wheress on the smaller arm, the heel is slightly raised as the tip progresses across the stone. Is this due to inherent curvature of the blade? Wondering.
Unscrew the scissors, much easier...
@@chrisb.4496 not always possible. Once you start fucking around with scissor screws you better have spares standing by. Most scissors I get have locked and frozen screws. Luckily the Tormek scissor jig doesn't require scissors to be dismantled before sharpening.
What do you use? Do you get many old scissors cross your bench? Are you a Tormek user?